ATTN:
AGRICULTURE AND BUSINESS DESKS
Feb. 5,
2010
WRITER:
Jane Moorman, (505) 249-0527, jmoorman@nmsu.edu
CONTACT:
Mike Larsen, (505) 334-9496, mlarsen@nmsu.edu
Herd
health focus of San Juan Basin Extension Beef Cattle Symposium
DURANGO, Colo. –The 27th annual San Juan Basin Extension Beef Cattle
Symposium will be Tuesday, March 2, at the La Plate County Fairgrounds, 2500
Main Ave., Durango, Colo.
The event is co-sponsored by New Mexico State University’s San Juan
County Cooperative Extension Service office and Colorado State University
Cooperative Extension Service offices in La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma and
Dolores counties.
“The San Juan Basin Extension Beef Cattle Symposium has become a
tradition in Northwest New Mexico and Southwest Colorado. Education programs are
important to help us sustain this way of life,” said Mike Larsen, NMSU
agriculture agent in San Juan County. “This year’s program will primarily
focus on disease, nutrition and herd health. There will be something of interest
for everyone who is involved in or planning to be involved in beef
production.”
Presentation topics include marketing price risks; beef cattle nutrition
and applied reproduction; herd health issues affecting cattle in New Mexico;
diseases affecting cattle in Colorado; troublesome toxic plants such as locoweed
and larkspur in the Four Corners area; and new developments in both native and
introduced rangeland grasses.
The workshop fee is $20 per person if registering before Feb. 25.
Registration after Feb. 25 is $25. The fee includes workshop materials and
lunch. However, lunch and materials cannot be guaranteed for those registering
after Feb. 25. For more information, contact the Archuleta County Extension
office at (970) 264-5931.
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